There was a howl that nightA howling like they never heard beforeA cry so loud old granddad almost hit the doorHe said, "I love this child as much as any one that she ever bore,But I thank the Lord we won't be having any more."

Then the baby heard the sweetest sound he'd ever heardIn tones so beautiful he hung on every wordShe sang, "Hush, my love, granny's little dove is going to take to the sky."It was on such a night he learned to fly like a bird.

Now the years have passed and memories come and goHe hears that voice that rocked him gently soA calm will descend and there's peace at the end of the darkest nightSometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird.

Now the years have passed and memories come and goHe hears that voice that rocked him gently soThe rain's gonna fall and the winds may blow in the darkest nightSometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird.

A calm will descend and there's peace at the end of the darkest nightSometimes I cry, sometimes I fly like a bird